The discordant bits of soundtrack in the first 40 or so seconds remind me of parts of Hannibal, and as I did for Hannibal, it’s a fangirl cut for me. There’s nowhere near enough RA for me to put myself through this, but I agree with Rachel – if you like the horror genre, then it does look worth a try.

Whoa. I am glad I have seen the trailer. It allows me to make the decision that I will definitely not sit through horror to see Richard framing the action for 10 minutes. I am too much of a coward for horror.

I’m becoming a bit of a broken record, but previous posts on The Lodge didn’t seem to have much of an audience and the comments above seem to make some assumptions that I don’t think match the film. While there are probably some people who would not like The Lodge and should not see it, it is not a horror film in the classic sense. The recent podcast called it “psychological horror”. I liken it to a roller coaster ride — very intense while it is happening and then suddenly over and everything is back to normal. The audience left the film chatty and happy, which is never how I felt after watching Hannibal.

I don’t think you’re a broken record. I do think how people process things labeled “horror” and “suspense” is a bit like the way we process fanfic — in genre fiction, tastes are fairly particular and highly specialized. So it’s good to know that apparently there’s not a lot of gore. (I can’t say that I felt happy after watching Hannibal, though.)